SHCHASTYA, Ukraine - The town of Shchastya or 'Happiness,' lies just ten miles from Luhansk, the most shelled and lawless city of the conflict in Ukraine. It has served as a frontline for Ukrainian forces since June, when the town was taken by the notorious Aidar volunteer battalion. Since then, Aidar has set up base in a former police academy in the northern part of the town.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Mashable: 24 hours in ‘happiness’ – a battle-scarred town in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers charge a Grad multiple rocket launcher system, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Shchastya, Luhansk oblast, on Aug. 18, 2014.
